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Thailand flood death toll rises to 40, authorities expect more rainfall and hardship from unseasonable floods

Flood situation grim in Thailand, 160 people evacuated

The prices of the farm produce have increased as the agricultural areas were inundated by floodwater

Dec 20, 2019

By IANS

Illegal oil trade: Singapore jails tanker captain who stole $150 million worth of oil from Shell

Several former employees of the local unit of Royal Dutch Shell conspired to siphon thousands of tonnes of oil from the firm's Singapore refinery.

Dec 20, 2019

By Reuters

5 dead, another 5 injured by knife-wielding attackers in China's Xinjiang

Is China bribing Indonesian Muslim leaders to ensure their silence on Uighur issue?

The WSJ report on China's alleged efforts to silence Indonesia's Muslim organizations has drawn great attention.

Dec 18, 2019

By Yasmin Rasidi

Singapore's Fake News law: Lawyer Lim Tean directed to correct Facebook posts

Lawyer Lim Tean was directed by POFMA office to correct facebook posts in which he stated that the government spends more on foreign students than local students

Dec 16, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

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Video: After Uyghur Muslims, Christians are being hunted in China - Bible banned

China systematically has been repressing even the Christians in China, its most recent crackdown has been focused on house churches

Dec 16, 2019

By Johnlee Varghese

Hong Kong mall protests flare with leader Lam in Beijing

In the Telford Plaza mall in Kowloon Bay, skirmishes broke out with riot police, who used pepper spray on crowds and wrestled several people to the ground before taking them away

Dec 15, 2019

By Reuters

Earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hits southern Philippines island of Mindanao

An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hit the southern Philippines island of Mindanao on December 15, Sunday

Dec 15, 2019

By Parvathy Rajagopal

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Thousands join biggest protest for years in Thailand capital

Thousands of people joined Bangkok's biggest protest since a 2014 coup on Saturday, after authorities in Thailand moved to ban a party that has rallied opposition to the government of former military

Dec 14, 2019

By Reuters

Who is Rania Nashar, Saudi Arabia's first female CEO, makes Forbes 100 most powerful women list

Rania Nashar, who is also dubbed as the first Saudi woman, to have been appointed as a CEO of a company

Dec 14, 2019

By Johnlee Varghese

Niger attack: How ISIS-affiliates in Africa are turning out to be a formidable force

Though ISIS may have lost its caliphate in Syria and Iraq, the terrorist group is gaining strength is Africa

Dec 14, 2019

By Johnlee Varghese

Beachcombers puzzled over phallic shaped creatures washing ashore

A variant of the spoon worm washed ashore of the Drake beach in California leaving the beachgoers shocked and puzzled

Dec 13, 2019

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Two Singaporean students receive top Commonwealth Essay prizes at Buckingham Palace

Write for royals on social media and Buckingham Palace will pay you $65,000

British Royals have advertised for a job on Linkedln looking for a person to manage their social media

Dec 13, 2019

By Parwinder Sandhu

Queen Elizabeth says Brexit deal is governments top priority in speech to parliament

Queen wears a 'never seen before' piece of royal jewellery at the Diplomatic Reception

The priceless piece of jewellery was worn by the sovereign during the Buckingham Palace's annual Diplomatic Reception

Dec 13, 2019

By Parwinder Sandhu

Johnson or Corbyn? 8 questions answered as UK set to vote in historic election

UK parliament election results can be known as early as 2AM on Friday. The counting will start immediately after the polls close at 22:00 GMT.

Dec 12, 2019

By Jacob J

Aung San Suu Kyi breaks silence on Rohingya crisis

As Suu Kyi looks on, Gambia details mass rapes, killings in Myanmar

Suu Kyi is expected to repeat denials of genocide and argue that military operations launched in August 2017 were a legitimate counterterrorism response to attacks

Dec 10, 2019

By Reuters

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